Man attacks Miami police who try to help him

A man who was hit by a taxi was arrested after he attacked the police officers trying to help him.

Evan Eisler Oberfelder, 23, was hit by a taxi that fled the scene at 5:40 a.m. Saturday at the 1800 block of North Bayshore Drive in Miami.

Police reported that "he began beating on good Samaritans who attempted to render aid," according to Kenia Reyes, Miami police spokesperson in a prepared statement.

Several officers responded to assist the victim of the crash, but Oberfelder, bloodied and partially naked, became belligerent and combative with them. As a result, 10 officers were treated on the scene for exposure to blood, while three officers had to be transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Unit with injuries. All of the officers have been discharged from the hospital, one of them with a fractured arm and head injuries.

Reyes said Oberfelder was arrested Saturday and charged with one count of felony battery, one count of false imprisonment, one count of aggravated battery on a police officer, one count of resisting arrest with violence and one count of criminal mischief.

He remains hospitalized at Jackson Memorial Hospital and in custody of Miami-Dade Corrections.

Detectives are looking for the yellow taxi van that was seen fleeing from the scene. According to witnesses, the taxi had passengers inside at the time of the crash.